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Sony slows PlayStation download speeds to help maintain internet capacity for other users

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Sony slows PlayStation download speeds in an effort to help maintain internet capacity for other users relying on the web during isolation Sony is slowing the download speeds for online gamers The measure looks to mitigate the effects of overcrowded broadband Isolation orders caused by coronavirus have inundated networks everywhere  Coronavirus symptoms: what are they … Read more

House price growth slows as market braces itself for coronavirus slump

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House price growth started to slow in January, official data from the Office for National Statistics and Land Registry shows. In the year to January 2020, the average cost of a home rose by 1.3 per cent to £231,000, against a boost of 1.7 per cent in the year to December.  Monthly, typical property prices … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Paracetamol running out as India slows exports

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Desperate shoppers all over the UK are hunting for paracetamol with supermarkets and chemists facing running out of the painkiller by this weekend amid the coronavirus outbreak. Exports of the world’s most popular painkiller, which the government is advising Brits to use to combat the symptoms of the killer virus, are being restricted by India … Read more

Britain’s service sector slows as the coronavirus outbreak starts biting

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Service sector slows as the coronavirus outbreak starts biting the economy and Bank of England top brass face interest rate conundrum Closely-watched economic survey reading fell from 53.9 to 53.2 last month  New orders and recruitment growth slowing as the coronavirus hits  Remains unclear whether BoE will follow the US Fed and cut interest rates   … Read more